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Orlando's journey to accelerate sustainability and resilience

GreenBiz

I'm also a social entrepreneur, community organizer and now director of sustainability and resilience for the city of Orlando. s sustainable cities vision and making our city a great place, to live, work, learn and play. One organization that is near and dear to my heart is Ideas For Us , a U.N.-accredited

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Episode 221: Mapping biodiversity, repair and the circular economy

GreenBiz

*Music in this episode by Lee Rosevere and admiralbob77: "Southside" and "Curiosity" (Lee Rosevere); "Two Guitars," "Sax, Guitar and Organ at the Club" and "Confederation Line" (admiralbob77). Virtual Conversations. Mark your calendar for these upcoming GreenBiz webcasts. Can't join live? All of these events also will be available on demand.

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What Emerging Climate Tech Sectors Are Ready for Growth?

GreenTechMedia

She'll also talk about the launch of GreenTech Noir, an organization that helps black professionals grow their career connections across clean energy, smart cities, transportation, infrastructure, environmental justice, and more. She joins Stephen and Katherine to talk about the sectors where she sees the most promise.

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Our COVID-19 response can make our cities more resilient to heat waves

GreenBiz

We need to build resilience into both physical and social structures of our cities. Organizations such as nursing homes or hospitals should be involved in designing livable and healthy cities of the future. Many cities are already taking action against increasingly frequent extreme heat events. Smart Cities.

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Planet Names Top Three Finalists Of The Copernicus Masters Planet Daily Change Challenge

Planet Pulse

They are developing an IoT-enabled network of urban rooftop farms, empowering smart cities to accelerate food security, climate resilience and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) through geospatial data and analytics. DirtSat provides a systematized, synthesized and scalable platform for global smart city adoption. “We

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Wireless charging provider WiTricity raises $34 million in venture capital

Charged

WiTricity is actively engaged with key standards organizations from around the world, including SAE International (which recently published a global standard for wireless charging ), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and the China Electricity Council (CEC).

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Generate raises $2 billion amid sustainable infrastructure push

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, July 19 – Project finance is in hot demand as corporations, governments and other organizations scramble to green their operations. That’s fueling. The post Generate raises $2 billion amid sustainable infrastructure push appeared first on ImpactAlpha.